Category Archives: community
Laser-cut Carcassonne
I have been working recently on designs for a laser-cut Carcassonne set. I have completed a prototype of The River and some start tiles. I brought them all to KublaCon a couple weekends ago, and played many a game of … Continue reading
Catan Treasure Chest
David Sopko has some very lucky friends. He created a wonderful wedding gift – a customized boxed set of Catan: Cities and Knights using Boardcrafting tiles, felt bags for the player pieces, and wooden trays for the cards. In his … Continue reading
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Combination Platter
The greatest thing about attending KublaCon last year was connecting with so many fellow board game enthusiasts, sharing ideas, and getting new inspiration. Jorge showed me a great example of mixing Boardcrafting tiles (he has the “Fancywood” edition with cherry and … Continue reading
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Laser-cut Hive Picnic
At the Stern Grove Music Festival this year I decided to encourage insect invaders on the picnic blanket. These are my personal set of Hive tiles, laser-cut and etched, with my own insect designs.
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Indiegogo campaign for sculpted / 3D printed player pieces
So this is cool… Filipe Lopez has started an Indiegogo campaign to make hybrid 3D-printed / sculpted player pieces for playing Settlers of Catan. The campaign is already funded but has some “stretch goals” to achieve. I think the pieces … Continue reading
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Koji Matsumoto’s Catan / Game of Thrones Combo
Koji Matsumoto has created a beautiful take on a Settlers of Catan board. Entitled “Settlers of the Iron Throne”, it takes thematic guidance from the Song of Ice and Fire book series by George R.R. Martin (aka “Game of Thrones” … Continue reading
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Boardcrafting at Kubla Con
A couple weeks ago I brought Boardcrafting to Kubla Con, and it was a weekend of learning and connecting. I’ve been devoting a lot of consideration and time to the marketing of my products this year. I had been thinking … Continue reading
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Anodized aluminum Catan pieces
I just saw this Kickstarter campaign pop up, and I really appreciate the elegance of these Settlers accessories. They’d be a fine match to go along with one of my boards. I think I may get some for myself… Campaign … Continue reading
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Art, Ego, Identity
Against my introverted nature, I have been meeting a lot of new people over the past couple months. During introductions, often I will be asked “so what do you do?”, a question which, in buried parts of my brain becomes … Continue reading
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Tagged board game, boardcrafting, boardgames, craft, design, gift, laser-cut, pips, Puerto Rico, wood
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VALTA Game Cases for Dominion Storage
Often people see my products and comment that I should do similar products for storage and transportation. I appreciate all the feedback I get, but right now I don’t get inspired by solving those particular problems. Good thing there are … Continue reading
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The Dominion Caddy
The Catan Board
The Pips
The Robber
The Frame
The Tiles
